Warrenton weather in January

In January, Warrenton sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Warrenton's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warrenton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:42 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
40%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Warrenton is place in Northern Cape, South Africa.

Founded
1880

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Warrenton reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Warrenton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Warrenton weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°751213.63.8
Feb31° / 18°6410.9134.3
Mar30° / 16°549.612.25.5
Apr26° / 12°375.711.37.7
May23° / 142.410.68.8
Jun20° / 91.310.38.4
Jul20° / 40.910.48.6
Aug23° / 91.3119.1
Sep27° / 10°111.911.88.2
Oct30° / 13°305.612.76.1
Nov31° / 16°467.513.44.9
Dec33° / 18°601113.83.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Warrenton gets around 75 mm of rain over 12 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
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1437
1538
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1740
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2041
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3039
3139

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15424175
25424175
35325175
45325175
55225185
65225185
75225185
85125195
95125195
105025205
114925215
124825225
134725235
144625255
154525265
164325275
174224276
184124286
194024297
203924297
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273626299
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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279calm
289calm
299calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:317:16
213.75:327:17
313.75:327:17
413.75:337:17
513.75:347:17
613.75:347:18
713.75:357:18
813.75:367:18
913.75:377:18
1013.75:377:18
1113.75:387:18
1213.75:397:18
1313.65:407:18
1413.65:407:18
1513.65:417:18
1613.65:427:18
1713.65:437:18
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1913.65:447:18
2013.55:457:18
2113.55:467:17
2213.55:477:17
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2413.55:487:17
2513.55:497:16
2613.45:507:16
2713.45:517:16
2813.45:517:15
2913.45:527:15
3013.45:537:15
3113.35:547:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
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107.5Intense
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257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Warrenton?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Warrenton. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Warrenton in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Warrenton sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Warrenton in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Warrenton peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Warrenton in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Warrenton is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodOct 916 µg/m³Dec 204 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May10Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Warrenton?

Warrenton sits at 28.1°S, 24.8°E, 1,190 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Christiana, 38 km away.

Topography around Warrenton

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Warrenton.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warrenton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 1,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m.

The land around Warrenton is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
413 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Christiana 38 km · Pampierstad 40 km · Kimberley 69 km · Bloemhof 91 km · Hoopstad 109 km · Schweizer-Reneke 113 km · Bultfontein 129 km · Vryburg 129 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Warrenton (-28.114°, 24.8475°, elevation 1,190 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).